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Date: January 9th 2012
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Bedding Study: Less Can Be Better
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Speakers: Speaker: John McGlone, Swine Researcher, Texas A&M
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December Hogs and Pigs Report 2011
Date: December 23rd 2011
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Speakers:Victor Aideyan, Senior Risk Management Consultant, HISGRAIIN Commodities Inc., Ron Plain, Professor of Ag Economics, University of Missouri, Bob Brown, Independent Meat Market Analyst,Steve Meyer, President, Paragon Economics
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Mark Greenwood Blog from AgStar Financial Services, January 9th 2012
Your AgStar FSO Mark Greenwood Email: Mark.Greenwood@AgStar.com Phone: 507-381-0968 AgStar Client Services: 1-866-577-1831 Vice President of Agri-Business Capital, Team Leader Named as one of National Hog Farmer’s Visionaries of the US Pork Industry in 2005, Mark is Vice President of... (Continue reading)
Stu Ellis Commentary, Will Food Production Keep Up With Demand?January 5th 2012
Stu Ellis, formerly with University of Illinois Extension, serves as the Farmgateblog.com blogger and editor. Ellis has been a presence in Illinois agriculture for more than thirty years and he brings an impressive array of credentials to his new position.... (Continue reading)
Megan L. Potter, DVM Abilene Animal Hospital, Genetic line influences pig growth rate responses to vaccination for porcine circovirus type 2
Written on 5 Jan, 2012 at 7:13 in Commentaries | Comments
Megan L. Potter, DVM, PhD; Lisa M. Tokach, DVM, Diplomate ABVP; Steve S. Dritz, DVM, PhD; Steven C. Henry, DVM, Diplomate ABVP; Joel M. DeRouchey, MS, PhD; Mike D. Tokach, MS, PhD; Robert D. Goodband, MS, PhD; Jim L. Nelssen,... (Continue reading)
Chris Hurt, Purdue University: HOG PRODUCERS FOLLOW PRUDENT PATH January 4th 2012
Hog production returned to profitability in 2011, but producers remain cautious about the future. This is evidenced by the modest expansion of the breeding herd as reported by USDA at the end of the year. Limited expansion would seem to... (Continue reading)
Nancy Lidster, DNL Farms, Best Wishes for the New Year January 2nd 2011
Written on 2 Jan, 2012 at 6:51 in Commentaries | Comments
A couple of days ago I came across a greeting card whose message seems apt for the start of a new year. A Creed to Live By Don’t undermine your worth by comparing yourself with others. It is... (Continue reading)
Ron Plain Commentary, January 2nd 2012
Written on 2 Jan, 2012 at 6:48 in Commentaries | Comments
2011 hog prices were record high. Based on preliminary data, the average base price of barrows and gilts in 2011 was $65.30/cwt of live weight ($86.50/cwt of carcass). Corn prices and cost of production were also record high, so 2011... (Continue reading)
Mike Brumm Commentary, Will 2013 be a good year? December 30th 2011
It’s Friday before New Year’s and as I work in my office, snow is falling. Winter has been late in arriving in Minnesota. How late – yesterday I saw a producer installing plastic drainage tile lines at the Iowa-Minnesota border.... (Continue reading)
Stu Ellis Commentary, Getting Ready for your income taxex, December 29th 2011
Written on 29 Dec, 2011 at 7:03 in Commentaries | Comments
Stu Ellis, formerly with University of Illinois Extension, serves as the Farmgateblog.com blogger and editor. Ellis has been a presence in Illinois agriculture for more than thirty years and he brings an impressive array of credentials to his new position.... (Continue reading)
Ron Plain, Univeristy of Missouri: Hogs & Pigs Report Shows Growth in Pig Breeding
Written on 28 Dec, 2011 at 7:16 in Commentaries | Comments
USDA’s latest hogs and pigs report said the swine breeding herd was 0.4 per cent larger on 1 December than a year earlier, writes Ron Plain in his Hog Outlook for 22 December. They said the market hog inventory was... (Continue reading)
Yanyun Huang, University of Saskatchewan:Clinical presentation, case definition, and diagnostic guidelines for porcine periweaning failure to thrive syndrome
YH, JH: Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. SH: Abilene Animal Hospital, Abilene, Kansas.RF: Department of Population Medicine, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada. KS: Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, College... (Continue reading)
Nancy Lidser, DNL Farms:Have a Joy Filled Christmas, December 24th 2011
Written on 28 Dec, 2011 at 6:42 in Commentaries | Comments
It is our sincere wish that this Christmas season will be a time of peace, hope and joy for each and every one of you. Even now as we enter the deepest part of winter, the days have... (Continue reading)
Todd See, North Carolina State University: Functional Uunderline Sections Affect Pig Weight And Quality At Weaning
Written on 22 Dec, 2011 at 7:11 in Commentaries | Comments
Prior to weaning, even with access to creep feed, piglets obtain nearly all of their energy from sow milk (Sørensen et al., 1998). Cross-fostering pigs within the first 48 hours of birth is a management technique used to reduce the... (Continue reading)
Stu Ellis Commentary: Behind Corn, What Is The Second Most-Consumed Feed? December 22nd 2011
Written on 22 Dec, 2011 at 6:54 in Commentaries | Comments
Stu Ellis, formerly with University of Illinois Extension, serves as the Farmgateblog.com blogger and editor. Ellis has been a presence in Illinois agriculture for more than thirty years and he brings an impressive array of credentials to his new position.... (Continue reading)
Recent Posts
- Mark Greenwood Hog Blog, From AgStar Financial Serivces: February 3rd 2012
- Temple Grandin: Methods to reduce PSE and bloodsplash
- Stu Ellis Commentary, Will Brazilian Ethanol Really Compete With US Ethanol? February 2nd 2012
- Weekly Roberts Agriculture Commodity Market Report January 31, 2012
- Mike Brumm Commentary,Weaned Pig Prices, January 28th 2012
- Nancy Lidster DNL Farms, Common Sense and Moving Pigs: January 29th 2012
- Ron Plain Hog Outlook, January 29th 2012
- Justin Roelfs Hog Blog From AgStar Financial, January 27th 2012
- Stu Ellis Commentary, Livestock Feed Supplies Remain Tight, But Not Worsening., January 26th 2012
- Mike Brumm Commentary: Minnesota Pork Congress Report, What are the future challenges to pork production, January 24th 2012
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